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Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store. Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese

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Vinnie Gravallese, owner of Derby Supply Co. barbershop, surveys the damage down to his store when a car crashed into the wall the morning of March 7, 2018. The car destroyed a window and flying brick destroyed custom furniture and antiques used to decorate the store.(Photo: Provided to the RGJ, Vinnie Gravallese)

An unidentified driver crashed an SUV into Derby Supply Co. barbershop in downtown Reno at 3 a.m. Wednesday. The vehicle punched a hole in through a window and two-foot thick brick, destroying custom furniture, photographs, antiques and causing water damage to the interior.

“I’m so glad it didn’t happen during the day," said barbershop owner Vinnie Gravallese. "If I was working at my station and someone was over (in the waiting area) it would’ve definitely taken me, and anyone waiting, out.”

Reno Police have not yet provided additional details about the driver or other circumstances of the crash on First and Sierra streets next to the parking garage. The story will be updated when police compile a report.

The shop is a men's hair and beard styling parlor fashioned in the image of a 1920s barbershop. Gravallese furnished it with custom leather couches, reclaimed-wood furniture, antique clocks, specialty photographs and vintage barber tools.

Many of them held sentimental value or represented the story of the business, he said.

The SUV also pushed a bank of snow into the shop, causing water damage on the debris and floors, Gravallese said.

“They impacted the building so hard that bricks were embedded in the drywall on the other side," he said. "I mean it was epic. All that custom furniture, the custom prohibition painting is totally destroyed."

Gravallese said his window alarm went off at about 3 a.m., which is not unusual because even passersby tapping the window sets it off. But he checked anyway and the security cameras were offline.

"So I thought someone broke in, but then I came down and saw the car buried inside the building and the police," he said.

The shop will close during repairs for an unknown time period. Gravallese hopes to complete repairs or at least patch the hole quickly to ensure his clients receive service and his barbers make money.

“I just hope the driver’s OK," he said. "It’s a barbershop, it can be rebuilt. As long as people are safe that’s what I care about."

Mike Higdon is the city life reporter at the RGJ and can be found on Instagram @MillennialMike, on Facebook at Mike Higdon, Reno Life and on Twitter @MikeHigdon.